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Mighty Tanaka Gallery Presents: Nathan Vincent “DON’T MAKE ME count to three!” (Brooklyn, NYC)

February 11, 2013
Opening on Friday, February 15th is a show that will blow you away! Crochet artist Nathan Vincent is wiring the gallery with fiber “explosives”, transforming Mighty Tanaka into a virtual tinder box. DON’T MAKE ME count to three! explores the roles that we play in society and our necessity to break through the barriers placed in front of us. You won’t want to miss this immersive experience into the mind of Nathan Vincent!

Mighty Tanaka presents: DON’T MAKE ME count to three!

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Signal Gallery Presents: “Two Plus Two” Bael, Joe Iurato, Michal Janowski and SPQR. (London, UK)

February 4, 2013

 2 + 2
Private View 21st February 6 – 9pm
Open 22nd February – 16th March.

2 + 2 = four very talented and contrasting artists and styles. Two being stencil artists alongside two more traditional painters. Also two of the group are well known to fans of the gallery, while the other two are new. As normal, we curate our group shows to demonstrate the range of work that we show, as well as breaking down the barriers between artistic labels such as ‘Urban,’ ‘Street,’ and ‘Fine’ art. We have given the artists a free reign to produce work that is currently exciting them and the result will be a dynamic mix of ideas, techniques and approaches.

http://www.signalgallery.com/events/two-plus-two

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Reed Projects Gallery Present: Vandals Valentine “Pop-Up” Special. (Stavanger, Norway)

February 4, 2013

A VANDALS VALETINE
Feb 1st-Feb 16th

In a desperate move to shift product related to public holiday’s, Re-Jects Gallery attempts to employ the same strategy of more cynical corporate retailers by pushing out work related to love and affection. Or giving you a guilt trip as it’s more commonly known. Expect to see exclusive works holding you to ransom from DOT DOT DOT, Dotmasters and Dolk. (We have a thing about D’s) as well as secondary market pieces from Banksy, Josh Keyes, Jeremy Geddes, David Choe, JR and many more…

https://www.facebook.com/reedprojectsgallery

 

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Stolen Space Gallery Presents: “Write & Repeat” Group Exhibition. (London, UK)

February 4, 2013
‘Write & Repeat’ Group show
21.02.13 – 10.03.13

A visually compelling show formed solely from text and pattern based pieces, Write and Repeat is a modern exploration of the two much celebrated forms.

Patterns are all around us. The repetition of shapes and colours form our environment, our natural and manmade landscapes. Even the landscape of our minds are built upon patterns and repetition; the habits and rituals, the ‘rites’ that we perpetuate.

 The use of text in art has drastically evolved over time, and has been used as a purely visual element, as a more direct form of artistic expression, a political tool, and as an art form in its own right. From blatant slogans to seemingly meaningless shapes, text in art offers a unique opportunity for expression.
By combining the two exclusively, we hope to create a visually and mentally captivating collection for January 2013.
Featuring:
Arth Daniels, Charlie Anderson, Chloe early, Cyrcle, D*Face, David Bray, Eelus, EINE, Hayden Kays, Jim Houser, Josie Morway, Julie Impens, Kai & Sunny, Lucas (Cyclops), Maya Hayuk, Mobstr, Nylon, Pete Fowler, Ryca, Sylvia Ji, Shepard Fairey, Tilt, Usugrow, Will Barras, Word To Mother and more.
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Arcilesi Homberg Fine Art Gallery Presents Gilf! “I Exam” (Brooklyn, NY)

February 3, 2013
Since her last show at Galerie Swanstrom this fall in New York, and Scope Art Fair during Art Basel Miami Beach this past December, gilf! has been tirelessly at work in the studio. Pulling inspiration from her recent travels to Berlin, and her large scale outdoor installation at Fountain Art Fair in Miami, she is proud to present a new body of work for her solo show I EXAM, with Arcilesi Homberg Fine Art Gallery this February. Please join us for an artist’s reception Thursday February 7th, from 6-9pm at 111 Front Street suite 222 in D.U.M.B.O, Brooklyn. The show runs from February 3rd- March 10th.
Created to challenge the viewer to see beyond distractions of the syndicated voice, I EXAM divulges an insightful response to the dizzying noise of our society.
These works consider the modern correlation between effort and understanding. In this age of digital preoccupation, we are trained by society to value speed, self, and efficiency. Our waning attention spans hinder us from being present, and from recognizing what is truly important in our communities. We stay on the surface, repeating sound bites, but not investigating the full story. We align ourselves with brands that we believe represent us, when we too often don’t take the time to find that true self.
Continuously inflated egos have narrowed our critical eye to a myopic lens focused on the self. We believe we no longer need one another for survival, and that an abstract number on an ATM receipt can measure success and happiness. As the bonds of community unknowingly disintegrate, we lose the ability to understand large-scale problems as unaffected individuals. These issues don’t immediately affect our daily lives, but instead linger in the shadows of a foreboding future.  Are we capable of looking beyond the noise to regain understanding of our true reality?
I EXAM challenges our inclination to blindly accept societal norms, rousing the viewer to wake from the comfort of that hypnotic state to embody reality in its most authentic form.
“Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number
Shake your chains to earth like dew,
Which in sleep had fallen on you
Ye are many, they are few”
-Percy Shelley, The Mask of Anarchy 1819
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Asbjørn Skou “Science Fiction Archaeology” SDU / Centre for Art and Science (Odense, Denmark)

February 3, 2013

”Science Fiction Archaeology”

7. feb – 2. april 2013.
Opening: Thursday february 7th. 15.00
SDU, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M.

”Science Fiction Archaeology” er inspireret af en forelæsning v/kemiker Kaare Lund Rasmussen. Forelæsningen omhandler forsøget på at datere et meget kraftigt meteornedslag på øen Saaremaa (tidligere Øsel) i Estland, som i lang tid har været umuligt at tidsbestemme kemisk. Projektet bringer forskeren vidt omkring: Fra kemiske målinger af strata, til lakmustest i historisk materiale, fra krateret på Saaremaa, over Tacitus Germania, Pytheas fra Massalia, Kybele – Gudernes moder, Estlands tidligere præsident Lennart Meri og den mulige oprindelse af myterne om Thule og ragnarok.

”Udstillingen er en undersøgelse af videnskabelige og mytologiske præmisser for tro, identitet og billedliggørelse, siger Asbjørn Skou”. ”Den er en form for kunstnerisk kulstof 14-prøve. Akkurat som de første kulstof 14-prøver på Saaremaa er den lige dele dokumentarisk og associativ. Den samler et sammensurium af informationer i et fluktuerende rum mellem fakta og fiktion, i et grænseland mellem kunst og videnskab.”

Udstillingen består af store collager, objekter og semifiktivt arkivmateriale. Collagerne er opbygget af udvalgt billedmateriale fra en omfattende researchproces og sammensat i overlap, udsnit og brudstykker. De enkelte collager, hvoraf den største måler 2 x 5,5 meter, er opbygget af A4-ark, der er sammensat til store vægtæpper. Objekterne tager deres udgangspunkt i det dagligdags håndgribelige. Det er materialer som flamingo, cement, isolering, træ og plastik. Objekterne er alle blevet skulpturelt modificerede, så de på en gang bekender sig til deres oprindelige materialitet, og samtidigt søger mod en anden form for stoflighed end deres oprindelse.
Arkivmaterialet består af en længere tekst, der er opsat på plancher, og som i sin form på en gang er informerende og uigennemtrængelig. De samme metoder som finder sted i opbygningen af billederne gentager sig i teksten, hvorigennem den prøver at binde det mulige og umulige sammen.”

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“The Organization of Celestial Coincidences:The Art of Jason Mamarella” New Paintings and Book Launch (Brooklyn, NY)

February 3, 2013

Dint Wooer Krsna

“The Organization of Celestial Coincidences. the Art of Jason Mamarella.” New paintings and book launch “develop your natural psychic abilities. express empathy for all individuals, all species.”  at 17Frost Gallery. March 9, 2013, 7pm. 17 Frost Street, Brooklyn, NY. vegan treats, and live performance by The Phonometricians on Cosmic Fire.

 

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Anno Domini Presents: KLONE “The Moment (when the world stopped turning)” (San Jose, CA)

January 31, 2013 ,

A collection of glimpses from our world, snapshot like documentation of possible/impossible moments. Each of those moments is represented through a visual vocabulary, loaded with symbolism that is derived from various experiences from not so far away childhood and through not so clear adulthood. This is visual documentation of life , no matter where you’re from, which part of the globe and which side of the ocean. The dreams we have, the days we live, the politics, the unnecessary battles, the necessary struggles, the poor and the rich, the tired and the restless. There’s place for everybody and place for no one. This is daydreaming of what could be and what won’t ever return. The chase that never ends.

http://www.facebook.com/events/202346556570762/

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Sacred Gallery Presents: KIDLEW “Haloz Wuz Here” (Manhattan, NYC)

January 31, 2013

The artistic mind of KIDLEW
“Haloz Wuz Here”

Opening Friday, Feb 8th. 8-11pm
No Cover. Runs from Feb 8th – 28th

Opening Friday, February 8th. 8-11pm
Open to the public. Free of Charge. 21+ with ID to drink

HALOZ WUZ HERE is a collection of work expanding on the notion that
everything and everyone has both good and evil. Playing with the
juxtaposition of singular and multiple images (all while using the
same sized canvases), the show is a study on how these characters
dispositions changes to the viewers prospective. Adding to this
study, this is the first time that Kidlew (as a colorblind artist) has
expanded his color palette beyond the usual Black characters found in
all previous works.

http://www.facebook.com/events/285223734933063/

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I AM Gallery Madrid Presents: Zosen y Mina Hamada “Neofauvismo” (Madrid, Spain)

January 31, 2013

Zosen y Mina Hamada, dos ciudadanos del mundo y pareja de artistas residentes en Barcelona, presentan en iam Gallery Madrid su primera exposición individual conjunta.

Zosen nació en Argentina y Mina en Estados Unidos, aunque creció en Japón. Los dos se conocieron en una de sus características intervenciones murales y su común pasión por el color los unió como equipo. Han recorrido Europa juntos plasmando sus representativas obras llenas de color en muros y galerías.

http://www.facebook.com/events/483779065001579/

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Oversized & Underpriced A Group Exhibition. (Berlin, Germany)

January 31, 2013 ,
The basic idea of OVERSIZED & UNDERPRICED is simple: great art for little money! The oversized stickers are designed by international urban artists – generously for free – and will be sold, proportional to the value of the art pieces, for a small price. This makes possible that art interested people with a smaller budget can buy a piece of brilliant art! After the great success of the last three rounds of OVERSIZED & UNDERPRICED with great donation results, here we go with the fourth round in this form of the charity exposition.

http://www.facebook.com/events/465920850110810/

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